Everything about The Baja California Desert totally explained
The
Baja California desert is a
Desert ecoregion of
Mexico's
Baja California Peninsula.
Setting
The ecoregion covers 77,700 square kilometers (30,000 square miles), and includes most of the Peninsula's western slope. It is bounded on the west by the
Pacific Ocean and on the east by the
Peninsular Ranges. North of 30º north latitude, the Baja California desert transitions to the
California chaparral and woodlands. The southern tip of the peninsula lies within the
San Lucan xeric scrub ecoregion.
The climate is dry and subtropical. Although rainfall is low, the Pacific Ocean provides some humidity and moderates the temperature compared to the
Sonoran desert, which lies on the east slope of the Peninsular Ranges.
Flora
The ecoregion is mostly covered by
xeric shrubs, which create varying associations based on elevation and soil conditions. The ecoregion has close to 500
species of
vascular plants, of which a number are
endemic, for example the
Boojum tree or
Creeping Devil.
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